Medication Adherence in Hypertension Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test an intervention to help older adults do a better job of following blood pressure medication regimens prescribed by their health care providers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00688350

Run by

University of Missouri-Columbia

People needed

15

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-04

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants will be aged 60 years or greater at time of study entry.
• Participants must be able to read, write, and converse in English.
• Participants will have a diagnosis of hypertension (based on participant report).
• Participants will have an active prescription for at least one antihypertensive medication with no antihypertensive prescription changes for 30 days at the time of study entry.
• Participants must self-administer his or her own medications without prompts from any other person or device.
• Baseline medication adherence rate of < 85%.
• Participants must be free of cognitive deficit as determined by a score of "normal" (0 - 2) on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ).
• Participants agree to complete all study contacts and measurements, including the use a special medication bottle with a Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) cap for the duration of the study.
• Able to open and close MEMS caps.

You may not qualify if…

• Participant is in state of severe hypertension (BP of >180/120 mmHg) at the time of study enrollment. Participants presenting with severely elevated blood pressure will be referred to their primary care provider.
• Participant resides in a residential facility where medications are administered by facility staff. Participants who reside in assisted living facilities but maintain control of their medications remain eligible.
• Participant has a terminal chronic illness with a life expectancy of six months or less.

Where it is running

• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States

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